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TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND

TOTAL CLOSURE OF BELTWAY 8 AT I-10/KATY FREEWAY THIS WEEKEND "TxDOT Contractor Prepares for Final I-10/Beltway 8 Direct Connector Ramp Closure"

(Houston) This weekend, beginning 7 AM, Saturday, May 3 until 5 AM, Monday, May 5, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) contractor, Williams Brothers Construction, will close the northbound and southbound mainlanes of Beltway 8 between Memorial and Westview to continue demolition activities in the area. Motorists will be detoured to the respective frontage roads and law enforcement will be stationed throughout the area to facilitate the movement of traffic.

In addition to this weekend's closure, the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound direct connector ramp to Beltway 8 southbound will permanently close effective 5 AM, Sunday, May 4 for demolition and reconstruction. The closure of this ramp marks the last of the eight ramp closures associated with the I-10/Beltway 8 Interchange Reconstruction and is expected to re-open October 2008. All I-10 eastbound traffic destined to Beltway 8 northbound and southbound will now be detoured to continue eastbound and take the Gessner exit, U-turn to the I-10 westbound frontage road, enter the I-10 westbound mainlanes and take the new I-10 westbound direct connector ramp to Beltway 8 northbound. Northbound traffic will continue north while southbound traffic will exit at Hammerly, U-turn to the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road and enter the Beltway 8 southbound mainlanes from Hammerly. A map illustrating these detours can be viewed on the Katy Freeway Reconstruction Program website using the link http://www.katyfreeway.org/Beltway8/I-10_Beltway8NB.html.

Motorists are reminded to expect multiple total and alternate lane closures and should be prepared for traffic delays when traveling in the vicinity of the I-10/Beltway 8 Interchange. Other closures associated with this weekend's construction activities are as follows:

The I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road at Beltway 8 will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 2 until 5 AM, Saturday, May 3. Traffic will detour right on the Beltway 8 northbound frontage road to Westview, turn left to Brittmoore, and turn left to the I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road.

The Beltway 8 southbound frontage road between Westview and I-10/Katy Freeway and the Beltway 8 southbound frontage road flyover bridge will be closed beginning 9 PM, Friday, May 2 until 5 AM, Saturday, May 3. Traffic will detour right on Westview, turn left on Brittmoore, right on the I-10/Katy Freeway westbound frontage road, U-turn at Wilcrest to the I-10 eastbound frontage road to Beltway 8 southbound.

U11 Announcement: As was done this year, EDDOA will offer League play in 2008-9 for the U11 age group in both the 8v8 and 11v11 formats. The 8v8 League will be played in the fall and spring. The U11 League will conclude prior to Cup play in the spring.

Revised April 1st - Next Coaches Meeting Wednesday - April 16 June 11, 2008
Greenspoint Marriott - 7:30pm.
Elections

NOTE: I believe I have fixed the problem with some teams not being able to put in scores. It seems that because the link from this site to the affinity site was not opening in a new window, it must have been creating a security issue. I now have this fixed and have already had some people, that were having the problem, tell me that this fix has resolved the issue and they can now enter the scores.

Also, I have fixed the issue for the U17 and older teams...You should now be able to activate up to the 22 player limit.

SPRING CUP SCHEDULES
All Schedules have now been posted. ( Apr 14th at 1:45pm )
Be sure to check your schedules again as there has been changes. I waited to now to post this message as not all of the schedules were being updated properly. I have checked and it looks like everything has finally updated.
Directors Cup   Presidents Cup    National Cup

Special Note: I am still having issues with Player Passes in that I am having to go in an look at each individual team to see who has had changes and print those cards. with me field co-ordinators will be instructed to let you play but to note on the game report that the player did not have a player pass. No players will be allowed to play that are not listed on the game report.

STYSA Cup Rules are being used in all Spring Cup games, so be aware that the Scoring of the games are on a 10pt system ( Win = 6pts - Tie = 3pts - 1pt for each Goal Max of 3 goals to be used in tie-breaker) and 1pt for a shut-out). All Rules for Spring Cups can be found on STYSA's website( www.stxsoccer.org ).

TRAFFIC...West Houston Drivers Should Expect Delays :

This weekend, beginning 10 PM, Friday, April 18 until 5 AM, Monday, April 21, Texas Department of Transportation contractor, Williams Brothers, will close the I-10/Katy Freeway eastbound and westbound mainlanes between Dairy Ashford and Park Ten. This closure is required for the placing of bridge beams for the new SH-6 overpass bridge. Law enforcement will be stationed at key locations to facilitate the movement of traffic in the area.

However, due to the complexity of the work to be performed and the broad work area required, drivers are strongly encouraged to use alternate travel routes to avoid delays where feasible. Detour information will be released next week.

2008 Tryout Dates
U11 tryouts: No earlier than May 1, 2008
U12 & above: No earlier than June 1, 2008

Schedules and Stats Online Registration

New U19 Team Spring Cup Registration Form ...click here

Spring Cup Registration Information...click here

EDDOA schedule announcement for U11-U 17 League schedules

From the Administrator...

Transfers Releases and Adds
There seems to be a lot of confusion in the areas of Transfers,Releases, and Adding New Players.I believe that most of the confusion stems around teams being promoted and relegated within the competition. People are under the perception that their team has now changed from Div 1 to Super 2 or vice-versa. This is not the case...teams DO NOT change Level Categories or the Association that has jurisdiction over them during the seasonal year. The promotion and relegation of teams is Only between the Competition Flights and will be used for determining where the teams will be placed next fall ( e.g; Div 1(EDDOA) or Super 2 (EDSII) ).

Any transfers, releases, or adds are still handled by the Association you orginally signed up with. Also you still must complete the Transfer/Release Form and send it to the appropiate Association before it can be processed. STYSA requires that each Association have a signed copy of this form.

Next Season I will remove the Super 2 label from any of the Flight names and they will Only show Classic, Competitve, Silver, and Bronze which may help with some of this. I am also looking at changing the way the whole schedule template is laid out. I have figured out a means to organize every age group so that when you view schedules and stats it will then be similiar to what we use to have. This should make it easier to navigate,by not having such a long list to look through, and teams should be able to better figure out which buttons to click.

Spring Cup Fees Versus League Fees
Spring Cup Fees...In the past, I was able to allow teams to apply any credits due them to the Spring Cup fees or anything else they might need to. Since I used a simple accounting method and all of the team fees were paid directly to the EDDOA I was able to generate information quickly and a whole lot faster. Because of all the changes this year, it has basically been a nightmare for me in trying to keep up with everthing, the number of games each team played versus not played, who had a full crew of refs and who didn't, how many players each team had or still has, when did they register or release, how many transfers an team has or used, and the list goes on and on.

I have received numerious emails, especially from the older age group teams, that have credits due to them and want me to apply thier credits to one of the Spring Cups. Because of the higher ups at STYSA deciding that all fees go directly to STYSA, this year, I am unable to apply these credits to the Cup fees. Teams need to pay the Cup fees to STYSA and I will then have to issue refunds to all the teams due a refund.

League Fees ...All registration and game fees for EDDOA teams still need to be paid to EDDOA and you can use this chart to calculate what you owe (Click here for a list of the fees due.). I have added the Transfer fee to the top of the chart. You need to pay for every player that was on the roster. Their are no credits for players that have released, transfered or just doesn't show up anymore. Once they have been put on the roster you owe the fees. STYSA charges us so we have to charge you.

Also, everything needs to stay on a team by team bases and if a team owes it pays, if we owe a team we will pay that team...I can not apply credits from one team to another team in the same club and refunds are made payable to the team name or the coach/manager. As soon as we finalize the club aspects of the league, then I will be able to do this.

I have spent almost all of my spare time writing an application that allows me to convert the data from Affinity into my system so that I can generate all of the information needed on the teams. I have this application almost completed and I can now download an convert the schedules each week and update the ones in my system so that I am able to pay the officials weekly, I am also able to convert the players and adult files but am having a few issues with Transfers and Releases and the all famous KidSafe Pass. I am in hopes of finishing the accounting portion of this in the next couple of weeks so that I can issue invoices and/or print refund checks to the teams.

Needless to say it has been a very hectic season and I have watch us go from being an independent league to a very dependent league. Not happy about it but c'est la vie!

Arthur

Game Scoring...
All teams need to be entering not only your score but also any Cautions/Ejections that are issued in your games. Please, go to the schedules, using the link above, and read the information that has been posted there.

In cases of inclement weather, be sure to go to the Schedules and Stats page for field information.

EDDOA 2007 League Play layout...click here.

Format of EDDOA 2007 League Play ...click here.

Team Area...DO NOT USE THE TEAM AREA ON THIS WEB SITE. It contains only information from last year. We will be using the Affinity Portal for most of the team info and I will get you instructions on how to log in as soon as I can.

Team Seeding For Fall 2007...click here.
Revised May 24th..To include Teams from National Cup, President's Cup and Director's Cup.

How Seeding For Fall 2007 Will Be Done Using Spring Cup...click here.

U-11 League Play for the Fall of 2007

Map to Arthur's House